By participating in a youth drama class, your child may experience teamwork, body and mind awareness, communication skills, and a thrill of performing on stage, which can trigger confidence, empathy, giggles, spontaneous creativity, and extreme fun. Common side effects of youth drama enrichment programming can cause what is commonly known as "the bug" (as in, "she got the bug"). Please be prepared.

Sincerely,

Oyes

AUDITIONS

FILM PRODUCTION

DRAMATIC ARTS

The Human Knot - learning to work as a team!

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OYES TOTS

THEATRE IS GOOD FOR KIDS

What is theatre? Students explore the art of telling stories through live acting.

Creating an Ensemble. Students learn to work together, build trust, and to involve every member in a performance.

Movement and Space. Students explore pantomime and movement to help tell a story.

Character Development. Students explore what makes characters unique and how to create compelling characters onstage.

Voice. Students learn the importance of articulation, projection and voice variation.

Listening and Reacting. Students learn to understand how being present, listening and reacting are an important part of being an actor.

Contact

Our filmmaking camps are designed to build students on-screen confidence and opportunities for scenes to be explored, directed and filmed!

CAMP SCHEDULE

CAMPS

AGE

DAYS

TIME

FEE

CAMP 1

SHORT FILM Project

12+

MON-SAT

9AM-12PM

$225

CAMP 2

ON-CAMERA AUDITIONS

12+

MON-FRI

12:30-2PM

$155

CAMP 3

CREATIVE FILM

10+

MON-FRI

2PM-5PM

$215

CAMP 4

THEATRE ARTS

8-12

TUES-FRI

9AM-12PM

$165

CAMP 5 - TOTS

THEATRE FOR TOTS

4-6

MON, WED, FRI

9AM-10:30AM

$85

15% DISCOUNT WHEN ENROLLED IN TWO OR MORE CAMPS or SIBLING DISCOUNT. USE CODE REG15.

Younger students accepted at the discretion of the instructor.

Payment plans available. Ask at registration@ojaiyes.org

CAMP DESCRIPTIONS

CAMP 1 | SHORT FILM PRODUCTION (Age 12-18)

MON-FRI 9am-12pm

6 unforgettable days! This camp will teach the participants acting techniques for film and television based on Alexander Schottky’s many years of experience. We will write, shoot, and edit several short films with the participants throughout the 6 day workshop. This will be a great experience for young aspiring actors and filmmakers!

Alexander Schottky (Instructor) has a long and successful career as a television and film actor in Germany. He won several awards for his role as Dr Pfund in the German TV show “Nikola” which ran for 9 seasons from 1996-2005. He founded and operated SchauspielK ids Inc. – a TV and Film acting school for children and young adults in Germany from 2002 to 2007 and he was the director of the acting department of FilmSchool Asia in the Philippines in 2008 before moving to Los Angeles.

Projects professionally edited and uploaded online for easy sharing with friends and family!

CAMP 2 | ON-CAMERA AUDITIONS (Age 12-18)

MON-FRI 12:30pm-2pm

Get ready! This camp will teach young actors how to audition on-camera; cold reads, commercial auditions, casting room, etiquette, preparation and more. Auditions in the Casting Room will be filmed! (Students must be able to read).

John Medeiros is an actor, director, and instructor with a BFA in Theatre from UC Santa Barbara. John Medeiros is an experienced commercial actor, in addition to working in film, directing and performing on stage, and the Artistic Director of Ojai Valley Improv.

CAMP 3 | CREATIVE FILM (Age 10-16)

MON-FRI 2pm-5pm

This camp focuses on developing creative film projects: Interviews, music videos, skits and more! Campers enjoy working in front of the camera to create their own film projects. Projects will be edited and posted online to share with friends and family. Sign-up with a friend!

Kytriena Payseno holds her B.A. in Theatre and Literature from The Metropolitan University of Denver, and her M.A. in Acting from The University Essex in England.

Projects professionally edited and uploaded online for easy sharing with friends and family!

CAMP 4 | THEATRE ARTS CAMP (Age 7-12)

TUES-FRI 9am-12pm (4 days)

4 exciting half-day drama workshops filled with warm-up and theatre games, exercises in scene study and acting for stage, and "Body Talks" movement (with music). Participants must be able to read. Taught by Kytriena Payseno.

Kytriena Payseno holds her B.A. in Theatre and Literature from The Metropolitan University of Denver, and her M.A. in Acting from The University Essex in England.

Kytriena toured with The Denver Civic Theatre for 7 years, and Kaiser Permanente Theatre Education Program. Kytriena workes as an actress, director and theatre educator teaching in local community theatres and schools.

CAMP 5 | TOTS THEATRE (Age 4-6)

MON, WED, FRI 9am-10:30am (3 workshops)

3 special workshops of theatre games, music, movement, costumes and characters! Children get their start in theatre with these fun workshops just for tots. SPACE IS LIMITED / Taught by Makay Fouchi and Daena Bleu Santoyo